Footwear-reflecting device



June 1 25 1,539,836

0. R. HASTY FOOTWEAR REFLBCTING DEVICE Filed March 21, 1924 INVENTOR.

Offs R Hasf y,

' ATTORNEY.

Patented June 2, 1925.

UNITED STATES OTIS R. HASTY, OF ELGIN', ILLINOIS.

FOOTWEAR-REFLECTING DEVICE.

Application filed March 21, 1924. Serial No. 700,773.

to provide an improved reflecting device of the character herein set forth; to provide an improved arrangement of mlrrors substantially as herein set forth, for purposes substantially as hereinafter disclosed; to provide means for elevating an elevational view of an object below the eye of the observer, so that such view may be seen in a mirror on a substantially horizontal line with the eye of the observer; to provide means for elevating an elevational view of a persons footwear and wearing apparel about the lower limbs, so that such view may be men in a mirror on a substantially horizontal line with the eye of the person.

Other objects will be apparent from the following disclosure of the invention.

The figure on the accompanying drawing is a perspective view of one embodiment of my invention.

When a person looks into a full-length mirror to see the appearance of his or her footwear or wearing apparel about the low-,

er limbs, it is necessary to look downwardly at a considerable angle. Looking downwardly at this angle does not give the desired view of the footwear and wearing apparel about the lower limbs, and it is impossible to get the desired view from an ordinary mirror. For instance, a lady cannot properly ascertain how her skirt hangs, and what relation the bottom of the skirt and the height of the bottom of the skirt bear to the hosiery and footwear, by looking downwardly 'into an ordinary mirror. Neither can a person 'get the proper view of his or her hosiery, or shoes, or the proper effect of the combination of shoes, hosiery, and skirt or trousers, by looking downwardly into an ordinary mirror.

By the use of my present invention, however, the above-mentioned disadvantages are entirely overcome, because by means of my invention a person is enabled to observe a true elevational view of his or her footwear and wearing apparel about the lower limbs, in a mirror on a horizontal line with the eye of the observer. In other words, a person can look straight ahead and get a proper view of his or her footwear and wearing apparel about the lower limbs, by means of my invention, instead of looking downwardly at a considerable angle as is necessary with ordinary mirrors. The advantages of my invention are therefore thought to be very apparent.

I will now describe in detail the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the invention comprises, essentially, three mirrors, 1, 2 and 3, arranged substantially as shown. The mirror 1 is preferably mounted in a cabinet, which maybe a finished piece of furniture, at an angle with a vertical plane substantially as shown. The cabinet comprises a back portion 4:, side portions 5 and 6, and a front portion 7. The front portion 7 preferably carries a hood portion 8 which is open at the bottom and which contains one or more electric lights mounted therein and wired in' any suitable manner. Below thehood portion 8 the front of the cabinet is open preferably as shown. I do not desire to limit this invention to any particular design of cabinet. The mirrors 2 and 3 are preferably mounted on the inside of a hood portion 9 which is open downwardly and toward the front, preferably as shown. The hood portion 9 is suitably and adjustably carried by a standard 10 preferably mounted on the back portion 4 of the cabinet as shown, the hood '9 being vertically adjustable on the standard 10 which may be a pipe, by means of a flexible cord, strand, or chain '11 running over a small pulley 12 carried by the upper end of the pipe 10, one end of the cord, strand, or chain 11 being suitably attached to the hood portion 9, and the otherend of the cord, strand, orchain llocarrying a counterweight which is located inside of the pipe 10 and is free to move up and down therein. This vertical adjustment of the hood 9 enables the mirror 3 to-be adjusted to a horizontal line with the eye of the observer, for people of different heights. I do not desire to limit this invention to the floor on which the cabinet stands, its image will be transmitted to the mirror 1 by the rays-of hght,-along' the lineor inthe directionof arrow-13, and the-mirror 1 will re fleet this image to themirror 2', along the lineor in the direction of arrow 14; The mirror 2 will in'tui'n reflect the said image to the mirror 3, along the line or in the direction of arrow 15,; and the mirror 3 will in turn reflect the said image to the eye of the observer, alongthe'horizontal line or in i the direction of arrow. 16; Thus it will'be if da 3, along the horizontai line 16.

seen that a true elevational View of'an ob ect placedan front'of the cabinet llustrat n-be seen by'an observer in'the mirror j When a person-desires toview his-or her footwear-or wearing-apparel about the lower limbs, by means of or through the aidof my inventiomhe or she'simply stands in' front of the. cabinet-illustrated,fsay' atthe spot 17 on the flooryand adjuststhe h0od9 vertically until the miror-3 is'on a substantially horizontal-'linewith the eve. When this is done, the person can look straight ahead along a horizontal line and see inthe mirror 3 a true elevational view'of his or'her footwear and Wearing apparel about the lower limbs. The electric lights in the hood 8 illuminate the persons shoes, hosiery, and skirt or trousers, and'thereby illuminatethe View observed in the mirror 3. i Y

I ldO not wish to limit this invention to the particular details of construction herein set forth, as many modifications thereof may be made or utilized" without departing from the scope of the appended" claims; Neither do: I" desire to limit this invention" to any particular uses.

What'I claim as my invention-is:

1'. A device'of the character set-forth comprising a {cabinet operfat the lower front portion'andat the top thereof, a mirror mountedin the lower portionof the cabinet in a slopingposition adapted t'o receive an imageof an object placed in front of the said front opening i'n -the" cabinet, substantially horizontally throughthe said front opening in the cabinet and=reflect the said image no wardly throughthe said top opening in the cabinet ehood on the upperfront portion of the cabinet opening downwardly. an electric light mounted within the said hood and arranged to illuminate the said object placed infront of the said front opening in: the cabinet, a vertical standard mounthed cntop of the back port-ionthe cabinet at second hood carried by a the position adaptedto receive thesaid reflected 7 image fronithe said'second mirror andre: fleet the said image subs. mtia'lly horizontally to the'front of the' 'cabinetg the'said'second and third mirrors being: adjustable verti- Cally with the said second hoodi, alljor pur poses substantially as set forth.

2. A device of the-characterset forth coinhood: located above thecabinet and opening .7

downwardly and-to the front of the cabinet, a second mirror mounted within the said hood in aposition adapted to receive the said-reflectedimagefrontthe first-mentioned mirror and reflect'the said image downward- 1y and to'the rear of the cabinet, and a third mirror also "mounted within' the said head in a V positionnadapted to receive the said reflected image from the said second-mirror andreflect thesaid image substantiaily'hori- V zontally to'the front of the cabinet.-thesaid second and 'third mirrors being adjustable vertically with the said hoodz all for-purposes substantially'as set forth 1 3-. A'de'vice of'the characterset forthcom- V V prising amirror locatednear the fioor inf-a sloping position adapted to receive an image Y of an-obiect placed in front thereof near the floor, substantially horizontally and reflect the "said image upwardly, a second mirror located above the" first-mentioned mirror in a position adapted to receive the said='re-'- flected; image from the fi'rst'vmentioned mirrorf and-reflect the said image. downwardly and to the'rear, and a-third mirrror located i i above thefirst-m'en'tioned mirror in" a post 7 tion adapted to receivethe saiil' reflected inn age'from thesaid second mirror and reflect the said image substantially horizontally and'tothe front, and means forp nnitting vertical adjustment of the's'aid second-"and third'mirrors, all for. purposes substantially as-set forthi- A 4. A device of the charactersst fortli cjornprising a mirror located'in aosition adapt- 'edtoreceive animage ohm" 'ect piaced' in V front thereof and reflect the said image upceive the said reflected image from the said wardly, a second mirror located above the second mirror and reflect the said image sub- 10 first-mentioned mirror in a position adapted stantially' horizontally and to the front.

to receive the said reflected image from the As inventor of the foregoing I hereunto first-mentioned mirror and reflect the said subscribe my name, this 18th day of March, image downwardly and to the rear, and a 1924.

third mirror located above the first-mentioned mirror in a position adapted to re- OTIS R. HASTY. 

